In the past several months, it looks like those who blame violent video games for actual violence in young people have been taking some heavy blows. The first shock hit when it was discovered that the Virginia Tech shooter from last spring–while initially accused of being influenced by violent games–in fact did not own any! Now today, we’ve learned that the recent church shooter from Colorado was apparently forbidden from playing video games as he was growing up.

To most of the video game community, this sounds like empowering news. But if you ask me, this is a very empty victory, if you can call it a victory at all. Remember, while we bicker about the affects of video games, people have been murdered. Though I agree that the fight against censorship is a worthy one, to applaud this news without appreciating the loss that’s taken place is a lot like exclaiming, “How many more people have to die before people will stop saying that video games are dangerous??”

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